Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's announcement that he wants the Connecticut Juvenile Training School closed is welcome news. The Middletown "school" — actually a jail — and its sister facility, Pueblo Unit for girls, are run by the state Department of Children and Families. Their recent past has been troubling,...

Join us at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 aboard the RiverQuest at Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam for an unforgettable evening on the Connecticut River! Tickets are available now for the 13th Annual Tree Swallow Cruise and Wine Tasting to benefit the Connecticut River Watch Program. Participants...

Haddam Historical Society presentsHeart of the Home Kitchen TourSaturday, September 23, 201711 am to 4 pm On Saturday, September 23, 2017 the Haddam Historical Society will host a tour of seven local kitchens from 11 am to 4 pm. The tour will feature some of Haddam's and Higganum's most stunning...

The Haddam Historical Society is pleased to announce its 12th annual summer program, "A Week in the Life of an Early American Child," offered for girls and boys ages 8-12. This year the program will take place Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, June 23, 2017. Students will travel back in time to the year...

It's appropriate that city of Middletown and state Department of Transportation officials discuss suicide prevention measures on the Arrigoni Bridge in the wake of the tragic death of 7-month-old Aaden Moreno. But solutions may be hard to come by. The infant was apparently thrown from the iconic...

Fortunately, Rebecca Arthur is back home and safe. Had luck not been with her, the story of her romantic getaway might have had a tragic ending. Ms. Arthur, a 17-year-old from Clinton, secretly flew to Morocco on July 6 to meet in person a young man she had met on Facebook. Her parents, thinking...

Running does so much good for young people that it's a shame there aren't more programs like Go Far, the one in Regional District 13. Then again, not every school district has someone like Jennifer Schulten, the former Olympic rowing hopeful who started Go Far a decade ago in District 13, which...

The tragic death of an infant, apparently thrown by his father, Tony Moreno, from the Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown on Sunday put new focus on the family court system — particularly Judge Barry C. Pinkus' June 29 ruling to deny the permanent restraining order application of Adrianne Oyola, the...

Another helpless victim of domestic violence has slipped through the cracks of an imperfect system for protecting the helpless. The victim was 7-month-old Aaden Moreno, whose body was found in the Connecticut River Tuesday night after a three-day search. The infant boy may have been thrown from...

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An East Hartford man admitted Tuesday that he drove recklessly the night of a crash that killed two men and injured a third. Gustavo Moreno, 25, was not behind the wheel of the car involved in the fatal crash, but was speeding and passing the vehicle that crashed, prosecutor Donna Mambrino told...

State officials have revoked the liquor license of a Maple Avenue bar that neighbors said was a nuisance and police say was the scene of a shooting and other trouble. The state Liquor Control Commission released its decision Tuesday, revoking the license of Sexy Cafe at 880 Maple Ave. The bar also...

HARTFORD — Paying for job-training programs for young adults with an intellectual disability makes economic sense, said parents and advocates, who called on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to ratify the funding. The cost — $630,000 per month for the 330 young people who turned 21 this year and graduated...

A church packed with mourners gathered Tuesday morning for racing legend Ted Christopher's funeral. Christopher, a champion for decades at short track racing, died Sept. 16 when the private plane taking him to a New York racetrack crashed in North Branford. He was 59. The crash also killed the pilot,...

The unsolved 19-year-old murder of Yale student Suzanne Jovin is getting renewed attention by Connecticut law enforcement, with an assistant state’s attorney spending eight hours a week with a team of detectives working to solve the high-profile case. Details of the efforts are contained in a freedom...

Alligators, swamp snakes and voodoo priestesses aren’t usually a big threat in Connecticut, but they’re invading a corner of Lake Compounce this fall. The Voodoo Swamp is the newest feature of the Haunted Graveyard this year, where creator Ernie Romegialli plans his 19th season of Halloween-themed...

A West Hartford man pleaded guilty Monday to felony misconduct with a motor vehicle for his role in a Farmington crash that killed an Avon grandmother last fall. He faces up to five years in prison at his November sentencing. Bennett Dunbar, 27, was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter...

A Hartford Superior Court jury took two hours to convict Anthony Pernell of murder and other charges in connection with the March 2015 killing of Lilliana Restreppo. Pernell, 40, took the stand during his trial and told jurors his version of what happened the day of the shooting, but jurors did...